Toyota Cars in Japan Can Map Best Routes

April 11, 2007 By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer Toyota Cars in Japan Can Map Best Routes (AP)

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Akio Toyoda points G-Book mX screen as he announces Toyota's new services in Tokyo Tuesday, April 10, 2007. New Toyota cars in Japan will have up-to-date road-map and traffic-congestion information for electronically mapping the quickest routes, in an upgrade of network-linking technology now offered mostly in luxury models. Toyota said its G-Book services will be offered in all new models. The basic service called mX, which uses a cell-phone connection, is free, but the driver needs to buy navigation equipment and pay for cell phone fees. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

(AP) -- Toyota cars in Japan will soon sport up-to-date roadmap and traffic data so drivers can instantly learn the quickest routes.

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